ST. JOSEPH HILL ACADEMY

Career Conversations: Alumnae Panel Series SESSION ONE: JANUARY 10, 2023

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Research and Pharmaceutical Sales

Pharmacist, CVS

Pharmacy

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ELIZABETH CALLEJA, MD , ‘81

Vice President, Clinical Development, Taiho Oncology, Inc.

Elizabeth Calleja is a board-certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist. She obtained her BS from Georgetown University and her MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Elizabeth completed her pediatric residency at the New York Hospital / Cornell Medical Center where she was a chief resident and her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the New York Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), where she was a chief fellow. She was an attending physician at MSKCC prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, and now serves as a consultant at MSKCC. In 2001, Elizabeth began her pharmaceutical career at Roche where she had roles of increasing responsibility in leading global clinical development teams across various therapeutic areas She is now a vice president in clinical development at Taiho Oncology.

Elizabeth lives in Manhattan with her husband. She enjoys theater, movies, and travel.

NICOLE D’ONOFRIO, PHARMD , ‘12

Research Pharmacist, NYU Langone Health Perlmutter

Cancer Center

After graduating Hill in 2012, Nicole entered the 6 year Doctorate of Pharmacy program at St. John’s University in Queens, NY. Upon completion and passing of her boards, Nicole began her career at NYU Langone Tisch Hospital in Manhattan as an inpatient pharmacist.

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Working all hours of the day and night, through a global pandemic, and much more, Nicole was quickly immersed in the world of hospital pharmacy. From general inpatient pharmacy, she transitioned to a more focused position as an inpatient oncology pharmacist. After two years, Nicole took on the role as an investigational pharmacist at their outpatient infusion center at NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center. As a research pharmacist, she is responsible for providing information from the pharmaceutical company to the appropriate healthcare team members about the investigational drugs. The expertise provided by the pharmacists ensures the therapies are being used safely by her patients and according to the clinical protocol. Nicole's current role is ever changing, but she can confidently say her work ethic and desire to keep progressing in her career can be attributed to the values instilled in her as a Hilltopper!

HOLLY KERN , MPH , ‘87

Strategic Business Planning & Execution in Global Medical Affairs, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Holly Kern is Director, Strategic Business Planning & Execution in Global Medical Affairs at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University, a Bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College and has been working in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry for over 25 years. In her role at Regeneron, Holly supports a team of medical directors with strategy and project management to help move projects forward while staying on budget and meeting timelines